"It's 'Divine Departure'."
"I learned it by chance," Luo Chen said.
This left everyone speechless.
'Learned it by chance?'
As far as they knew, the only person in the world who could still use "Divine Departure" was the Emperor, Red-Haired Shanks.
The difficulty of learning "Divine Departure" was extremely high.
It required a powerful physique, top-tier Conqueror's Haki, and swordsmanship on the level of a Great Swordsman. Not one could be missing.
That Luo Chen could master it was enough to prove his strength was approaching the apex of the seas.
The two wounded Marine Admirals were living proof.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Luo Chen pointed his black blade at the execution platform.
"Sengoku, at today's public execution, the ones who should be judged are Onigumo and you."
On the battlefield, many people looked bewildered.
Why would Luo Chen suddenly say such a thing?
Why should Onigumo and Sengoku be judged?
But some people's thoughts quickly turned, recalling certain things about Luo Chen.
For example, in Loguetown, the civilian who committed suicide by poison.
He had used his life to prove that Luo Chen was not the criminal who had slaughtered hundreds of villagers.
It was the Marine Headquarters Captain, Gal Locke.
The one pulling the strings from behind was a certain Marine Vice Admiral.
Luo Chen mentioning Onigumo made it obvious that the Vice Admiral in that story was Onigumo.
If the civilian Genzo's words were true, Onigumo really should be put on trial.
But what about Fleet Admiral Sengoku?
Did Luo Chen believe he was derelict in his duty, failing to properly supervise his subordinates?
On the execution platform, Sengoku's expression was extremely ugly. He said coldly, "Nonsense. Aokiji, Kizaru, take him down."
Hearing this, Aokiji and Kizaru, who had gathered together, exchanged a look and remained silent.
'Can we really take him down?'
In the clash just now, they had both been caught off guard.
They hadn't expected that Luo Chen's teleportation no longer required a medium.
And then there was "Observation Killing" and "Divine Departure."
Luo Chen had too many hidden abilities.
Right now, Aokiji's left hand was useless; he could only fight with his right.
Kizaru's arms were fine, and the wound on his neck had been temporarily sealed by Aokiji's ice, successfully stopping the bleeding.
"Borsalino, you take the main lead. I'll support," Aokiji said seriously.
Kizaru opened his mouth, wanting to say something.
But when he saw Aokiji raise his nearly-severed left hand, he had no choice but to shut his mouth.
"Old buddy Kuzan, I'll be taking your overtime pay for this war."
After speaking, Kizaru gripped his Ama no Murakumo sword and flashed forward.
Aokiji took a deep breath, his eyes locked on Luo Chen.
After the previous exchange, their Observation Haki could be declared useless.
The two of them had to coordinate closely, ensuring Luo Chen remained within their line of sight.
They absolutely could not lose track of Luo Chen completely.
Just as the two Admirals were attacking, a cloud of yellow sand flew in from the distance.
"Desert Greatsword!"
Crocodile stood atop the sand, his arm transformed into a sand blade, and charged at Luo Chen.
Two Admirals in front, the Warlord Crocodile behind.
At this moment, Robin, Boa Hancock, Nami, and the others watching from a distance couldn't help but worry.
A red light flashed in Luo Chen's eyes from his Observation Haki, but he completely ignored Crocodile's attack.
Stomping the ground, he shattered it and charged toward Kizaru.
"Not going to deal with Sir Crocodile?"
Kizaru asked with a smile, slashing down with his sword.
Luo Chen's black blade clashed with the light sword, and a ferocious shockwave blasted out in all directions.
"No need. Someone else will deal with him."
Kizaru's eyes narrowed. 'Someone else will deal with a Warlord?'
Right now, the group Luo Chen brought from Impel Down were all in their own fights.
Douglas Bullet was fighting Vice Admiral Garp.
Shiryu was blocking Mihawk, who had been charging at Luo Chen.
Byrnndi World, Catarina Devon, and the others were fighting Marine Vice Admirals and Pacifistas.
Jinbe was helping the Whitebeard pirates.
The Revolutionaries, Ivankov and Inazema, had at some point teamed up with Straw Hat Luffy and were charging the execution platform.
If Luo Chen was ignoring Crocodile, who else was there to make a move?
Just as Kizaru was wondering, the sky suddenly lit up with a brilliant blue-white light, and a crackle of thunder exploded.
"God's Judgment!"
An extremely high and ethereal voice came from the heavens.
Like a god from the depths of the sky.
Two blue-white lightning bolts suddenly descended, like judgment cast down by the god of thunder.
One bolt struck Crocodile's giant sand blade.
The other struck Crocodile himself atop the yellow sand.
With a "BOOM," the sand blade disintegrated, dissipating along with the lightning.
On the sand, Crocodile's body exploded into a cloud of yellow sand, then reformed.
His expression was grim as he looked up at the sky.
"Get out here!" Crocodile roared coldly.
'There's someone else in the sky?'
'It seems they're on Luo Chen's side.'
'Lightning powers... a Devil Fruit user?'
"Ye-hahahaha! Lowly people of the Blue Sea, receive the judgment of my lightning!"
The man's laughter from the sky was filled with arrogance and disdain.
"Ten Thousand Thunders!"
With a roar, as if he were the lord of thunder, he awakened thousands of sleeping bolts.
Endless black clouds suddenly rolled in, covering the sky above the battlefield.
Then, thousands of angry lightning bolts smashed down violently from the dark clouds.
Streaks of blue lightning illuminated the darkened battlefield, reflecting the terrified expressions of many Marines and pirates.
The suddenly dark sky and the thousands of thunderbolts threw them into a panic.
Ordinary pirates with bounties under 100 million and Marines below the rank of Rear Admiral were completely unable to resist.
A large number of them were struck, their bodies charred black, smoke rising from their heads as they collapsed.
Fleet Admiral Sengoku and Whitebeard's expressions both changed as they looked to the sky.
'Is this man one of Luo Chen's subordinates?'
'Why is he attacking indiscriminately?'
'And he's not weak. To be able to unleash such a large-scale lightning attack, his bounty must be at least 500 million.'
Dozens of blue bolts concentrated on Crocodile.
His body was blasted into sand time and time again, only to reform.
But no matter how many times he reformed, there were no injuries on Crocodile's body.
A sneer appeared on his face. "Lightning? It has no effect on me."
Sand was an insulator.
That idiot in the sky could strike him for a year, and he wouldn't get hurt.
"Zzz-zzz..."
The sound of electricity crackled around Crocodile.
A blue arc of electricity shot down from the sky like a thunderbolt.
In an instant, it arrived next to Crocodile.
He focused his gaze. The blue arc condensed into a human form.
It was a tall, pale-skinned man, bare-chested.
His earlobes hung down to his chest, and on his back were four taiko drums connected by a rope. A golden staff swung toward him.
Crocodile paid it no mind, preparing to phase through it with his Logia power.
Based on the previous lightning strikes and the golden staff, there was no sign of Armament Haki.
But just a second before the golden staff hit him, the color of blackness stained the gold.
Crocodile's expression changed dramatically.
But it was too late.
"Bang—!"
Crocodile's face distorted instantly. He spat out blood and was sent flying into the distance.
"Idiot." Enel stood in the air, holding his golden staff, and sneered.
'Did he really think I don't know about Armament Haki?'
'Lightning really is useless against this sand-man.'
'But I already learned Armament Haki from Luo Chen's clone back on the sky island.'
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